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Joseph Gorton 1715–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Death Date: 1 JAN 1760

Death Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut

Father: Benjamin Gorton

Mother: Ann Lancaster

Spouse(s): Hannah Leffingwell

Children(s): Hannah Gorton, Anne Gorton

In 1715, Joseph Gorton entered the world in Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, born to Benjamin Gorton And Ann Lancaster. Joseph Gorton married Hannah Leffingwell, and had children including Anne Gorton, Hannah Gorton. Joseph Gorton passed away in 1760 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1715, Joseph Gorton entered the world in Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, born to Benjamin Gorton And Ann Lancaster.
  • Joseph Gorton married Hannah Leffingwell, and had children including Anne Gorton, Hannah Gorton.
  • Joseph Gorton passed away in 1760 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut.

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Children(s)

Joseph Gorton's Ancestors

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Joseph Gorton
1715–1760
Birth Place: Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Parents
Benjamin Gorton
1678–1737
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Ann Lancaster
1680–1738
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island,
Grandparents
Benjamin Gorton
1650–1699
Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Sarah Carder
1652–1724
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
William Lancaster
1650–1721
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Jane Wheatley
1655–
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gorton
1592–1677
Mary Maplett
1609–1677
Edward Lancaster
1622–
Maria Dobson
1622–
Lionel Wheatley
1620–1677
Eleanor Thomas
1635–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Gorton's Descendants

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Joseph Gorton (1715–1 JAN 1760) m. Hannah Leffingwell (15 NOV 1717–1780)
  1. 1. Hannah Gorton 1742–1788 m. Elias Lathrop 1732–1802
    1. 1. Rufus Lathrop 1765–1842 m. Margaret Huntington 1768–1796
  2. 2. Anne Gorton 1746–1781 m. Thaddeus Lathrop 1742–1815
    1. 1. Anne Lathrop 1774–1768
    2. 2. Elisha Lathrop 1764–1795 m. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Griswold 1772–1827
    3. 3. Harris (Gorton) Lathrop 1766–1864 m. Susanna Stevens 1783–1852

Joseph Gorton's Timeline

4 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Joseph Gorton in Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
1715
1715
Birth of Joseph Gorton in Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
1760
1 JAN 1760
Age 45
Death of Joseph Gorton in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
1761
1761
Age 46
Death of Joseph Gorton in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: rhode island
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
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    [1] Public Member Trees
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    [3] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1760
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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